I am the strongest sheriff on the surface

Xiao Cheng followed his advice, first he turned off the heating valve, then found the pair of ice silkworm gloves from the box and put them on his hands.

The gloves looked light and thin, but they felt extremely heavy after wearing them, and they were icy cold and very comfortable.

"Cheng Xin, you go out too!"

Zhang Yuyan said to Cheng Xin, "Don't worry, nothing will happen."

Cheng Xin reluctantly glanced at Cheng Ran, knowing that this was not the time to be hypocritical, she turned and walked towards the door.

When she reached the door, she turned her head and said, "Xiao Cheng, be careful, please!"

"rest assured!"

Xiao Cheng nodded seriously.

He was also very nervous now, but he still gave Cheng Xin a reassuring look.

"Ok!"

Cheng Xin nodded heavily and walked out the door, but she was still poking her head not far away to observe the situation in the room.

"Okay, Xiao Cheng, listen carefully!"

Seeing that everyone retreated, Zhang Yuyan said cautiously: "In a while, you will open the box containing the Xuanbing particles. Remember not to take out the Xuanbing, and put the box about four meters away from Master Cheng Ran."

Then she instructed: "Remember, remember, four meters, don't be afraid if you are a little farther away, but don't put it too close, and then you will come out immediately, no more than three seconds!"

Seeing that Xiao Cheng expressed his understanding, Zhang Yuyan repeated the precautions, and then retreated outside the door.

Only Xiao Cheng and Cheng Ran were left in the room.

Looking at Cheng Ran who was lying on the bed, Xiao Cheng tidied up the pillow, and lightly patted the dust on Cheng Ran's body.

Master doesn't like being so sloppy... After finishing all this, Xiao Cheng carefully measured four meters with his arm, and stepped back a little to be on the safe side.

Turning his head to take a deep look at Cheng Ran, he opened the box on the ground and ran out quickly.

Seeing Xiao Cheng come out, Zhang Yuyan slammed the door shut, and at the same time ordered everyone to retreat.

Under everyone's astonished eyes, the house was shrouded in a layer of frost in a moment, and even the cracks in the door were sealed by ice and snow without leaving a single gap.

Cheng Xin ran up in a hurry. When he got close, he suddenly felt chilly. He took a step back and looked in through the window from afar.

The glass windows were covered with frost, making it impossible to see clearly what was going on inside.

"Dad..." Cheng Xin muttered to herself, and choked up as soon as she uttered a word.

Xiao Cheng stepped forward and hugged Cheng Xin, covering her little head in his arms.

"Ugh..."

A muffled cry sounded, Cheng Xin's small shoulders kept twitching, and Xiao Cheng's chest was instantly wet.

"Don't worry, Master will be fine!"

Xiao Cheng comforted softly, then turned his head and said, "Aunt Yuyan, just now you said that the Millennium Lightning Strike Wood is in the hands of the gambling king of Ao Island, can you use the Zhang family's relationship to ask for some sawdust?"

"This one……"

Zhang Yuyan's complexion was a bit perplexed. After all, the Zhang family had nothing to do with the gambling king of Ao Island. After thinking about it, she said:
"Just now you heard that our Zhang family has never dealt with the gambling king of Ao Island, but don't worry, I will try my best!"

There are thousands of difficulties, and asking for help is the most difficult, not to mention that at their level, every word will affect the entire force behind them.

She, Zhang Yuyan, is the head of the clan, representing the entire Taihe Zhang family. If she asks the gambling king of Ao Island today, she will owe a huge favor.

There is a saying that it is easy to raise money, but it is hard to repay favors!

If it wasn't a last resort, she really didn't want to ask for help.

But now it is Xiao Cheng who speaks...

Zhang Yuyan has recognized that Xiao Cheng is a rare martial arts genius, and in order to pass on the Zhang family's unique knowledge, she has made up her mind to accept Xiao Cheng as her apprentice.

Whether it's me or Zhang Yuxin, as long as Xiao Cheng can be tied to the Zhang family, it can ensure that the Zhang family will continue for another hundred years.

As for what will happen in a hundred years, let future generations worry about it!
Zhang Yuyan must put the interests of the Zhang family first. After weighing the pros and cons, she has made a decision.

If you don't help in this situation, it's a bit unreasonable.

So what can I do if I risk my Zhang family's face and beg someone for a while?

Compared with the inheritance of incense, face is not important at all!
"I don't have the phone number of the gambling king of Ao Island. Let Zhang Yuling, who is in charge of external affairs of the Zhang family, help me get in touch."

Zhang Yuyan explained a sentence, then took out the phone and pressed the number, the call was connected, she thought for a while and said:

"Yu Ling, you should immediately find a way to contact the gambling king of Ao Island, and tell me that my Zhang family is willing to pay any price in exchange for a piece or two of thousand-year-old lightning strike wood in his hands.
Remember, it is at any cost!
If necessary, I can tell them my number, and I will tell them directly! "

Zhang Yuling on the phone seemed to be a clever person, and when she heard the patriarch's affirmation, she didn't raise any doubts at all, and immediately agreed.

"Wait a minute!"

Zhang Yuyan hung up the phone and drew circles in the backyard again.

She was a little apprehensive. It was said that the thousand-year-old lightning strike wood was the treasure of the Gambling King's township in Odao Island. Now she wanted to scrape the sawdust from it, and she didn't know what harsh demands would be made there.

Xiao Cheng nodded gratefully, the Zhang family has already accomplished this, so there is nothing else to say.

"Aunt Yuyan, and everyone..."

Cheng Xin regained her composure at this moment. Everyone was busy with their own affairs, and during the Chinese New Year, people should not be allowed to drink northwest wind outside.

"Let's all sit in the tea room in the central hall. It's cold outside. Your Excellency is fine. Don't freeze Xiao Nannan to death!"

While speaking, Cheng Xin hugged Nan Nan, the little girl's face was flushed with cold, but she obediently did not say a word of coldness.

Cheng Xin put Nan Nan's little hand to her mouth and breathed out, forced a smile and said, "Come with me!"

After speaking, he looked back at the frozen room and walked forward first.

Everyone looked at each other and followed in silence.

Xiao Cheng stopped in the backyard for a while, and after a while, he took a deep breath, turned around and ran forward.

When they entered the tea room, everyone was already seated. Cheng Xin was busy boiling water, and Xiao Cheng hurried up to help.

A few minutes later, a cup of hot fragrant tea was placed in front of everyone.

The fragrance of tea is wafting, refreshing.

But no one reached for it.

Everyone stared at the rising heat in a daze.

At this time, no one really wants to drink tea.

The room was silent, Zhang Yuyan kept fiddling with the phone in her hand, stood up and sat down, stood up and sat down again...

All eyes were on the phone in her hand, following Zhang Yuyan up and down.

But the phone seemed to be broken, and there was no movement for a long time.

The waiting time is always very long.

Xiao Cheng kept taking out his mobile phone to check his watch. It was obviously only a few minutes, but it seemed that several hours had passed.

"bell……"

Suddenly, the phone in Zhang Yuyan's hand rang.

As if they were ordered, everyone stood up and surrounded Zhang Yuyan.

"Hey, Yuling, what do you say?"

Zhang Yuyan answered the phone and said in a deep voice, "What conditions did you mention over there?"

Zhang Yuling's cold voice came from the handset of the mobile phone: "They don't agree, and they don't agree to any conditions!"

"why?"

Zhang Yuyan was stunned. When she thought about it, Taihe and the Zhang family were willing to pay any price, which was already a heavy bargaining chip.

To put it more seriously, with the help of the Zhang family, the gambling king of Ao Island can even expand his power to the inland.

This is what many people dream of, but they refuse it without even thinking about it.

This is simply not possible!

"Patriarch, you should also know that the millennium lightning strike wood is the treasure of the gambling king of Ao Island. It is polite to hear our Zhang family's request, and he gave a detailed explanation of the refusal..."

As the conversation progressed, Zhang Yuyan's complexion got worse and worse, and her brows were tightly knitted.

After hanging up the phone, she looked at everyone disappointed and said: "The thousand-year-old lightning strike wood is not only the treasure of the gambling king of O Island, but also the treasure of the Luo family to protect the family's luck.

Those who search sideways will inevitably attract evil, and the most important thing is to pay attention to these illusory things. No matter what conditions our Zhang family puts forward, they will not agree to exchange them! "

Although they had vaguely heard the general idea from the phone, but now that Zhang Yuyan personally confirmed it, everyone sat back discouraged.

"Is there no other way?"

Zhang Yuxin tossed the leather jacket on his body, rolled up his arms and sleeves and shouted, "No way, let's call all the children of the Zhang family to go to Ao Island, and grab everything if you want!"

Seeing that he couldn't get the lightning wood through regular channels, Zhang Yuxin's gangster's anger came out again, and he wished to hit the door immediately to smash the kiln and grab things.

Both Zhang Yuyan and Zhang Yujin gave her an angry gouged look, but didn't answer.

Zhang Yuxin also knew that he was too impulsive, so he sat back resentfully, picked up the hot tea in front of him and drank it.

The tea was still steaming, and it was worth taking a big gulp, and it was so hot that she stuck out her tongue.

But now no one pays attention to her at all, they are all worried...

Cheng Xin had completely lost her backbone, and walked around the ground a few times, trying her best to hold back her tears.

How to do?
What should I do?

Without medicine, my dad...

At this moment, a big hand suddenly grabbed her, "Don't wander around, you're confused!"

Cheng Xin was stunned and turned her head to look, only to see Xiao Cheng sitting there sullenly, talking to himself, "Gambling king? The Luo family..."

not?
A figure appeared in his mind...

……